Burnham-On-Sea fire crews tackled a blaze at a waste landfill site on Tuesday afternoon (June 8th).
TV presenter and mental health campaigner Dr Alex George is calling for nominations for the British Citizen Youth Awards and asking whether you know of a young person in the Burnham-On-Sea area who has made a special impact in the community.
Burnham-On-Sea's new-look Princess Theatre and Arts Centre re-opened its doors to the public on Monday (June 7th) following a year's closure due to Covid restrictions and a major refurbishment.
A new café and bar has this week opened inside Burnham-On-Sea's Princess Theatre & Arts Centre.
Tuesday’s recycling collections in Burnham-On-Sea, Highbridge, Brean and Berrow and other areas of Sedgemoor are being rescheduled to Saturday for this week only, says Somerset Waste Partnership.
Members of Burnham Boat Owners Sea Angling Association have reeled in some great catches during the the first competition of the year so far.
A Burnham-On-Sea youngster has raised over £150 for the Captain Tom Foundation by completing 100 laps of the Bay Club fields in Burnham.
The voters of Somerset have spoken and shown their support for Stronger Somerset – the plan for two councils, an Eastern Somerset and a Western Somerset council – to replace Somerset’s existing five county and district councils.
Burnham-On-Sea’s Zone Youth Club will be re-opening its doors on Tuesday 8th June.
Burnham-On-Sea town centre has been given a dash of summer colour this week thanks to members of the town’s Freemasons.
Musicians in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge took part in Sedgemoor’s inaugural ‘Front Garden Music Festival’ on Sunday (6th June).
Three brave Burnham-On-Sea fundraisers have raised over £2,000 for a local rescue charity by taking part in a sky dive over the weekend.
A Brean youngster has written and published a new book to raise funds for a cause close to his heart.
Green-fingered volunteers at Burnham-On-Sea’s Friends of Marine Cove have begun their summer work in the seafront gardens this weekend.
Scores of residents in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge have helped collected sackfuls of litter in the town towns as part of a clean-up operation in the two towns to support Keep Britain Tidy’s nationwide Great British Spring Clean.
A group of fundraising cyclists from local social running group Burnham Sole Sisters has pedalled to the challenge with 800 other participants worldwide, to collectively cycle 27,402 miles in aid of the charity RAFA, the Royal Air Force Association.
Somerset County Council's Public Health team has launched a Vaccine Buddy Programme in which a trained team of volunteer 'Vaccination Buddies' who can offer one-to-one telephone support to people who are worried or unsure about having the Covid vaccine.
Burnham-On-Sea is set to host a new Pride event in the summer of 2022, it has been announced by its organiser.
Green-fingered residents in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge have this week been invited to take part in the towns' annual garden competition.
Musicians in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge will be taking part in Sedgemoor’s inaugural ‘Front Garden Music Festival’ on Sunday, 6th June.
New artwork in memory of a popular Burnham-On-Sea resident who died at the end of last year has been unveiled this week.
Burnham-On-Sea Coastguards were called out on Friday to help a lady who suffered a painful ankle injury on Brean beach.
GP practices in the Burnham-On-Sea area and other parts of Somerset say they have been experiencing extremely high demand and, as a result, they have a high number of patients trying to contact them, leading to longer waits for some routine appointments than usual.
With the arrival of Summer, volunteers at Burnham-On-Sea’s Friends of Marine Cove are set to start work in the seafront gardens this weekend.
The restart of Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge's popular Parkruns has been delayed until later June, its organisers have said this week.
Members and volunteers of the Friends of Burnham Hospital have gathered this week to mark the retirement of their Chairman after 20 years’ service.
A Burnham-On-Sea campervan hire company has seen a surge in ‘staycation’ bookings this summer, including from several celebrities.
Burnham-On-Sea electors have until 5pm today (Friday 4th June) to make it clear which option for change in local government in the county they support by voting in a local poll.
A Highbridge district councillor has welcomed news that the Avon and Somerset Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) has been successful in securing a major investment to further support victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence.
A fish and chip take-away in Highbridge is marking National Fish & Chip Day today (Friday) by supporting a local charity.
The organisers of Burnham-On-Sea’s food festivals have this week won a top award in the 2021 South West Tourism Awards.
Hundreds of cyclists will be heading into Burnham-On-Sea on Saturday, June 19th for the cross-country Chase The Sun cycling challenge, which has been given the go-ahead by Sedgemoor District Council.
Burnham-On-Sea's branch of the U3A (University of the Third Age) held a successful beach clean on Wednesday (June 2nd) to mark the organisation's nationwide 'U3A Day'.
Several shops in Highbridge town centre were left without power yesterday (Wednesday) after a supply fault.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a car driver performed a u-turn on the M5 in Somerset.
Ambulance crews across the South West are to start using body-worn cameras in an attempt to reduce violence and aggression.
A former bank building in Burnham-On-Sea is set to go under the auction hammer this month.
Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge MP James Heappey has made a visit to the Morland Community Hub in Highbridge as its weekly community café returned for the first time since March last year following the easing of Covid restrictions.
Brean Leisure Park has opened a new outdoor bar and entertainment venue called The Thatchers Pavilion.
Two Burnham-On-Sea fundraisers are on schedule to complete a huge 1,083-mile exercise challenge to help two local good causes.
Two children were reported missing on Brean and Berrow beaches over the Bank Holiday weekend, prompting safety advice to be issue by Burnham-On-Sea Coastguards.
Berrow School pupils have been learning all about dinosaurs in their studies of palaeontology.
Some shops in Burnham-On-Sea have experienced their busiest Bank Holiday weekend of trade in almost 30 years as a combination of hot weather and a spike in the number of people taking staycations has boosted trade.
A woman was rescued from mud on Burnham-On-Sea beach by Coastguards on Bank Holiday Monday.
Four local charities have been given a combined £2,000 of donations from Burnham-On-Sea Rotary Club.
A series of fitness classes in Berrow that aim to help people aged over 60 get more active in the Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge area have restarted.
Tickets have gone on sale for Brent Knoll’s Music On The Green which is set to go ahead in July.
Mark Moor Bowling Club has celebrated a double dose of good news. During the club's open day on Saturday (May 30th), the club marked receiving...
Burnham-On-Sea, Brean and Berrow have been busy on the hottest weekend of the year so far. Visitors have flocked into the Burnham-On-Sea area to enjoy...
Volunteers are being sought in Burnham-On-Sea to help two leading charities support children and families this summer.
